Rizwan and Salman played well and Pakistan qualifies for Tri-nation series Final. In third match of Tri-nation series South Africa wins the toss and decided to bowl first. Pakistan bowlers fails to do something special on their home ground.
South Africa starts the innings with slow pace as Tony de Zorzi fell on low score of 22 within the power play. Captain Bavuma and Matthew Breeetzke build a good partnership of 120 runs. Bavuma got run out as the miss communication between Breetzke, and Saud Shakeel does’nt miss a direct hit standing at back ward point.
Timba Bavuma (82), Matthew Breetzke (83) and Heinrich Klaasen (87) innings set a good total for chase. Kyle Verreynne 44 runs cameo take the total to 352/5. Shaheen Shah get 2 wicket in his 10 overs spell giving 66 runs. Naseem Shah and Khushdil Shah take 1 wicket each.
While chasing a fighting total of 352 Fakhar and Babar Azam start the chase. Babar Azam continues his bad form and give his wicket on score of 23. Fakhar Zaman hit 41 runs on 28 deliveries with good strike rate of 146.43. Saud Shakeel fell on the score of 15 and Pakistan were 87/2 in their batting power play.
Rizwan and Salman
Fakhar zaman (41) fell in the 11th over and Pakistan was about to lose the hopes as they were 91/3. Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha start building the partnership and South African bowlers seems helpless to break the partnership. They hit 260 runs at 5th wicket stand and ends the game with 6 wicket win. Salman Ali got out on 134 runs when Pakistan was 2 runs away from the victory.
Tayyab Tahir hit a four on his very first ball and Pakistan ends the chase with (355/4) 6 balls to spare. Rizwan and Salman played well and Pakistan qualifies for Tri-nation series Final. Pakistan will play the final against New Zealand on 14th of February at National Stadium Karachi.
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